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12. What was the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Gore

(2000)?
A. A recount of votes in Florida was stopped and George W. Bush became
the next President.
B. The U.S. Supreme Court confirmed the ruling of the Supreme Court of
Florida to conduct a recount.
C. The U.S. Supreme Court used the results of the popular vote in place of
the Electoral College.
D. The U.S. Supreme Court ordered a new election to be held in Florida.

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Answer:

B

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12, 2000, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed a Florida Supreme Court request for a selective manual recount of that state’s U.S. presidential election ballots. The 5–4 decision effectively awarded Florida’s 25 votes in the electoral college—and thus the election itself—to Republican candidate George W. Bush.

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